Akasa Air will honor Jhunjhunwala’s legacy, values, beliefs: Akasa Air Chief

Akasa Air chief Vinay Dubey has said that he will respect the legacy, values ​​and beliefs of his late billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and strive to operate a “great airline”. The airline, which took to the skies just a week ago and was “born and born in 12 months”, and its chief said that its identity is largely tied to it even before the flight began. JhunjhunwalaOne of the proponents of the enterprise.

According to PTI The report, with high growth potential and in the increasingly competitive Indian civil aviation space, will closely monitor the trajectory of Akasa Air, which began its maiden flight on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route on August 7. Dubey, Founder and CEO, Akasa Air said, “We are deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala this morning.

Additionally, Dubey said of the billionaire investor that he quickly believes in the team and places his trust and faith in them to build a world-class airline. As a condolence message after the demise of Jhunjhunwala, popularly known as the ‘Big Bull’ and ‘Warren Buffett of India’, Akasa Air will miss him greatly in terms of strategic guidance.

Although he was not involved with the day-to-day affairs of Akasa Air, the fact that the 62-year-old investor had put in the money gave a much-needed tailwind for the airline. It was also the first scheduled domestic carrier to launch in India in nearly a decade, the report said.

Dubey said in a statement, “Jhunjhunwala had an invincible spirit, was deeply passionate about everything Indian and took great care of the well being of our employees and customers. Akasa Air will honor Jhunjhunwala’s legacy, values ​​and trust in us by striving to run a great airline.”

Aviation giant and one of the founders of Akasa Air, Aditya Ghosh described Jhunjhunwala’s passing as a “deeply personal loss”, saying he was shocked, saddened, shocked and at a loss of words, Ghosh said that many memories are shining . Morning. “What is etched in my heart and mind is RJ’s love of life, courage, simplicity of heart, true affection and most importantly, childlike laughter,” he said in a tweet.

(with inputs from PTI)

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